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.TH PYDOC@VER@ 1
.SH NAME
pydoc@VER@ \- the Python documentation tool
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
.B pydoc@VER@
.I name
.PP
.B pydoc@VER@ -k
.I keyword
.PP
.B pydoc@VER@ -p
.I port
.PP
.B pydoc@VER@ -g
.PP
.B pydoc@VER@ -w
.I module [...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.B pydoc@VER@
.I name
Show text documentation on something.
.I name
may be the name of a
Python keyword, topic, function, module, or package, or a dotted
reference to a class or function within a module or module in a
package. If
.I name
contains a '/', it is used as the path to a
Python source file to document. If name is 'keywords', 'topics',
or 'modules', a listing of these things is displayed.
.PP
.B pydoc@VER@ -k
.I keyword
Search for a keyword in the synopsis lines of all available modules.
.PP
.B pydoc@VER@ -p
.I port
Start an HTTP server on the given port on the local machine.
.PP
.B pydoc@VER@ -g
Pop up a graphical interface for finding and serving documentation.
.PP
.B pydoc@VER@ -w
.I name [...]
Write out the HTML documentation for a module to a file in the current
directory. If
.I name
contains a '/', it is treated as a filename; if
it names a directory, documentation is written for all the contents.
.SH AUTHOR
Moshe Zadka, based on "pydoc --help"
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